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SAMUEL MAISON, 0E EEAVEE FALLS, rENNsYLvAN1A,AssIGNoE To TEE -EEAvEE FALLS GUTLEEY COMPANY, 0F sAME PLAGE Letters "Patent No. 79,370, dated June 30, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN GTLERY.

TO ALL jWHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, SAM-UBL MASON, of Beaver Falls, in the county 'of Beaver, and State ofPennsyl'v-ania, have invented anew and useful 'Improvement in Poeket`and Table-Cutlery; and' I do hereby declare the following to h e a. full, clear, and exact description thereof.

I My improvement consists in a. new and improved mode of fastening the holsters t'o the handles of knives, forks, and other descriptions of-cntlery, by means of. which not only arethe holsters more firmly attached to the tang ofthe knife, but the use of rivets for that purposeis utterly dispensed with; also, in combination therewith,'attaching the scale to the handle of cutlery without the use of rivets.

To enable others skilled in the art to make use of my invention, I will proceed to describe the mode of its practical application, referring to 'the accompanying drawings, formingpart' of this specification, in whichs Figure 1 is a representation of the blade and tine (in one piece)A of a table-knife, showing the holes for the 'bolster-pins.

Figure 2 is a perspective representation of a holster-piece, showing 'the bolster-pin. l

` Figure 3 is a longitudinal section through the tine of a knife-handlewith one of the holsters attached thereto.l

s Figure is an enlarged longitudinal section' through the handle of a table-knife, showing the mode of attaching the holsters and securing the scale.

Figure 5 is an enlarged cross-section through the' bolsters at :n as, iig; 4.

Figure 6 is a representation of a finished table-knife with bolster-s and scale attached.

' Like letters in theseparate iguresirepresentthe same-parts. I' s I n ,the drawings, d is the tine or handle portion of the blade, to which the bolster-picces bpb are attached, either at both ends ofthe handle or at the'uppcr-'end only.

'.lheusual inode of attaching the bolsterpieces is to fasten them to the tine by means of rivets, but by my mode of attaching the bolster-pieces the use of separate rivets is unnecessary, the riveting-pinvl being a projec-f tion from and forming part of the bolster-piece b I I At the proper place in the tine where the bolster-pieces are to be attached, I make two holes, c a', through the tine, one'cf which, c, is countcrsunl on one side of the tine,'and the other, e', is' conntersunk on the other side, the countersink or conical enlargement of the hole ck tending part way through the tine, the rivet-hole, for the residue of its length, being cylindrical, and of properdiameter to iit the pin d on the bolster-piece.

The bolster-pin alv is made of one piece with the bolster, whether of iron, silver, or other metal, and is slightly longer thanthe thickness of the tine, as seen in iig. 4, so as to give metal enough to upsetAand iil'l .the cuntersink of tl1e'pin-hole, c or c. s v

The bolster-pieces may be oi" any desired shape lor pattern. Two bolster-pieces,-on opposite sides -0f the tine, maybe attachedat the same time, by placing themin proper position with the bolster-pin d, projecting through the hole c, so as to press against the under side of the bolster-piece on the opposite side of the tine- As the pins d cZ are rather longer` than the thickness of thetine, the bolster-piees will not it closely to the tine, but being held in proper position, they are placed withthe tine on an anvil, and struck with adrop or other hammer. A single blow will usually snihce to upset the projecting end of each of the pins, causing it to fill the countersink of thepin-hole, and thus fastening the` bolster securely yin place. lhe end of each pin' is upset by ,the under side of the'opposite bolster-piece, neither of the pins being struck directly by the hammer. Itvwill be observed that each' of the bolster-pieces is attached to the tine by its own pin, and through a different hole tothat by' which the other' bolster is fastened, and by this means the bolster-piecestake a much firmer hold of the tine than if they were fastened by a lug on each passing through the same hole in the tinefas is sometimes done, because, in that case, they would vdepend on each other for their hold on the tine, and any loosening of one would loosen the other, and then bothwculdbecome detached. v Mymode of fastening the -bolster-pieces through separate pin-holes, and by eountersinking the pin-holes and upsetting the end of each pin into the countersink, is e. great improvement on the mode of fastening with concealed rivets.

Another feature .of'my invention is, the securing of the scale to thc handles of knives and other articles of cutlery without the use of any rivets. The bolster-pieces being made as shown in the drawing, (figs. 2 and 4,) with bevelled edges, e e, next' to the sealef, andthe edges oi' the scale being also bevelled, to lit the space between the bolster-pieces, the scale, which is made'of horn, bone, ivory, wood, or other suitable material, is held down to the handle by the vfastening of the bolster-pieces in the manner hereinbe'fore described.. If the inner endsof the bolster-pieces were cut straight across the knife-handle, the Aseele would slip out sideways, but this is prevented by making the scale shorter at the odge than in the middle, and shaping the bolster to correspond, and thus the scale is as securely fastened to the knife by means of the bolster-pieces at each end as if it were riveted, and a much handsomer job is the result. This niode of fastening the scale, as well as the mode of attaching the bolster-pieces, is peculiarly suitedfor case-knives and other small cutlery.

I do not desire to claim broadly as my invention the attaching of bolster-pieces, or of the scale to the tine or handle of knives, forks, and other cutlery without the use of rivets; but

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Attaehng each bolster-piece to the tine of knives and other articles of cutlery by means of a pin or pins on the bolster-piece, upset into the countersink ofthe pin-hole in the tine, iu the manner hereinbefore described, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof, I, the said SAMUEL MASON, have hereunto set my hand.

` SAML. MASON.

Witnesses:

A. S. NICHOLSON, W. BAKEWELL. 

